Area: | Department of Social Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction to the macro and micro-economic context and aspects of social policy, including the intersection between social policy and other policy fields or considerations such as taxation, labour market and competitiveness. Will examine the impact ofcompeting economic discourses on social policy - neoclassic, liberal and social-democratic Keynesian, post-Keynesian, institutionalist and feminist. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Critically appreciated the complex relationship between the market economy and policies that seek to modify market processes and outcomes, and of the various theoretical frameworks in which that relationship between politics and markets might be viewed, including the putative equity/efficiency trade off. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Research paper: 50%, Seminar contribution: 20%, Short assignments: 30%. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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